Yang Ruxin naturally didn’t know that she had been singled out by someone as a VIP to be protected, and after returning home, she counted her total assets. She had 460 taels of silver, which definitely made her the richest in the village.
With money in hand, she felt at ease.
But she couldn’t just let this silver sit around; she needed to invest, such as buying houses and land. Land was the foundation at any time.
Looking at her younger siblings sleeping soundly, Yang Ruxin mischievously took out four big ingots and stuffed one into the arms of each sibling. Watching them hug the ingots and sleep soundly, she immediately felt amused. If she had a phone, she could take a photo and share it online, melting everyone’s hearts—alas, she could only imagine it.
However, she was rather looking forward to the expressions on the youngsters’ faces when they woke up to the sight of the ingots, especially Xiaosi Sini. That girl was adorable, her facial expressions rich, and just looking at her little face, Ruxin could forget all her troubles.
Following that, Yang Ruxin didn’t immediately go to sleep but pondered what needed to be done now that she had money.
In this era, even though they had split from the family, if the elders were truly shameless and caused trouble, there was actually no place to argue her case—not even the Governor’s Office would help. So her way out was to completely break away from the family and establish her own household. Then, even if the Yang Family caused trouble, it wouldn’t affect her.
But she wasn’t very clear if the laws of this era allowed a woman to establish a household on her own. If not, that would be rather bothersome.
It seemed she had to consult Gu Qingheng tomorrow. Only after understanding the laws of the era could she freely do what she wanted to do, like making money.
In the long run, she had to find something to do and then earn money openly and honorably.
But what should she do?
After much thought, Yang Ruxin couldn’t decide what to do and ultimately resolved to use her advantage: hunting in the mountains. Even if she couldn’t actually catch anything, she would put on an act, and then exchange the pheasants and hares from her space for silver. The key was that she also had a big black bear and four wild boars—that was quite a sum of money.
Thinking thus, Yang Ruxin drifted into dreamland.
Meanwhile, Yang Baixiang was very happy that day because Dani had made money. Although he didn’t know how much silver they got for the black bear, it was surely a significant amount. With that money, Dani could afford to live, and his sister-in-law could afford to buy medicine.
Initially, Ruxin had instructed him to go to her house after coming back, but considering the lateness of the hour, he decided to wait and visit her the next day to ask if she needed anything.
But as soon as he entered the house, he saw Yang Anshi standing in the courtyard with a sullen face looking at him. His heart sank, but he still forced a smile, "Mother." After greeting her, he tried to head to his own room.
"Do you even remember that I’m your mother?" Yang Anshi scoffed coldly, "I thought you’d taken Xun Hui, that wretched woman, as your mother..."
"Mother, what are you talking about?" Yang Baixiang said, stamping his foot anxiously, "Even if I am a cripple, how can you say such things? Don’t you care about my sister-in-law’s reputation?"
Yang Anshi rolled her eyes and cleverly shifted the topic, "That big bear, everyone who sees it wants a share, right? I don’t expect an even split, but a few dozen taels should be there, right? Hand it over."
"Mother, we were just helping the Gu Family’s second boy. How can we ask for money?" Yang Baixiang shrewdly did not mention Dani. He knew that if his mother found out Dani had shared the Gu Family’s money this time, who knows how she would fuss. Not to mention, Little Liuzi and Tie Dan hadn’t asked for money either.